Review and #Giveaway: Tropical Traditions Organic Hulled Millet

I love trying new products.
Erm, duh.
When those new products are foodstuffs I can experiment with in the kitchen I really get excited.
So when Tropical Traditions offered me the opportunity to try their Organic Hulled Millet I knew it would be a good time in the Broken Teepee household. 


Millet (hulled) is a common food to many people around the world. It has a high protein content and is excellent grain to add for variety. It cooks rapidly as a whole grain and can be used as a cereal as well as a stuffing, a side dish or blended into other dishes. Its mild flavor also makes it applicable to dessert dishes. Gluten free


I had heard of millet but really didn't know much about it. It was one of those things "I always wanted to try" but had never gotten around to actually trying. So hear was my chance. I went to my fallback cookbook for grains and vegetables:

I learned how to cook the millet. First it needed to be lightly toasted. This gives it a nice, nutty flavor.

Then it goes into a pot of salted, boiling water.

When the water is absorbed - in about half an hour - the millet is cooked. You just fluff it with a fork. The texture is part mushy, part chewy and it is very tasty.

I decided to use it as a base for a salad.
I mixed together green beans, shredded carrots, lettuce, raisins and cashews with an orange/balsamic vinaigrette.  

I put the warm millet in a bowl.

Then topped it with the salad.

And the hubby and I had a delicious and very filling dinner.
I am looking forward to more experiments with this yummy grain.


One lucky reader will get to try Tropical Traditions Organic Hulled Millet.
How do you win? It's easy!
But first some rules:


US and Canada only
No PO Boxes
18 yrs old+


MANDATORY ENTRY:


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All entries need to be in by 9PM MDT on April 13th when I will go to Random.org to choose the winner. He/she will have 48hrs. to respond or I will choose a new winner.

Good luck everyone.

Disclosure:  I received Organic Hulled Millet gratis. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free product. I received no monetary compensation for this post.